This conversation happened yesterday on twitter that I wanted to respond to, but twitter is a horrible platform for nuanced discussion because of the character limit, so here I am back on the blue hellsite instead.
Tag: sam and trauma
Hyperarousal is a primary symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Being overly sensitive to sounds is one of the symptoms.
#ugh god i miss this so much#i remember how any expression of anger from sam was taken to be Deeply Ominous#and how s5 treated this as a monumental character failing that lucifer could exploit and that he needed to overcome#at the end of this episode he is so distressed… by himself#so consumed by doubt and guilt and the potential loss of control over his actions#that he can’t trust himself to hunt#i do think sam is in a much worse place now that he doesn’t allow himself anger at all#now that he’s all about cool practicality and insistence on a future that not only seems unfeasible but one entirely of his brother’s making#he’s sandpapered all the parts of him that are yearning and vulnerable and… SAM#that’s tragic#far more than this frequently affecting portrayal of someone hurting and trying to fight addiction with a fair amount of success (via @why-this-kolaveri-machi)
👏LET👏SAM👏BE👏ANGRY👏AGAIN👏
“So yeah, before y’all see Supernatural a lot of work has gone into it, but a lot of work has gone into us trying to figure out every second.” (NJCon 2018)
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